Rococo Decorative Art
ROCOCO STYLE
Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design. Rococo furniture, while greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, is often called Louis XV style — the movement having reached its best expression during that sybaritic French king’s reign.
The term “rococo” is thought to be a portmanteau of the French words rocaille and coquilles — “rock” and “shells” — organic motifs frequently used in architecture and design of the style.
When it comes to authentic Rococo furniture's characteristics, it is above all sensuous and social. The furniture of earlier eras in Europe had been heavy in every sense; the Rococo period saw the appearance of light-framed upholstered armchairs, side chairs and occasional tables that could easily be moved to form conversational circles.
The signal detail of Rococo furniture design is the gently curved cabriole, or S-shaped chair-, table-, and cabinet-leg. It imitates the bend of a tree limb or a flower stem. In a further reference to nature, furnishings were often asymmetrical and painted white, or in soft, pastel shades. Rococo has become a timeless style, and as the furniture pieces presented on 1stDibs demonstrate, its playful, sculptural forms can provide visual excitement to contemporary, clean-lined spaces.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Rococo
Frame with three miniatures; Marie Antoinette, etc. 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Frame with three miniatures. XIX century.
Rectangular frame with a textile background that shows three oval miniatures with female portraits, enhanced with gilded bronze frames (the sides are finished with lacework, the central one crowned). The back has two rings at the top to hang the piece on a wall. Starting on the left and identified by small metal signs with black letters, we have “Madame Elisabeth” (Elisabeth of France [1764-1794] was the sister of Louis XVI and eldest daughter of Louis, Dauphin of France, and the Duchess Mary Josefa of Saxony), to “Marie Antoinette” (Marie Antoinette [1755-1793], archduchess of Austria and queen of France, was the daughter of Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa), and to “Madame Lebrun” (Louise-Elisabeth Vigeé LeBrun...
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19th Century European Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze, Other
Coppia di Decorazioni da Parete Italiane Rococò 1750 Intaglio Fogliato e Dorato
Located in Milan, IT
Coppia di Fregi Dorati Italiani 1750 circa Intaglio Rococò a Volute, dorate in foglia d'oro su una preparazione di bolo rosso armeno. Sono molto probabilmete cimase di specchiere a...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas Framed with Red Phantom Quartz Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with a custom frame and red phantom quartz crystals.
Spolvero is an artistic method of transferring a des...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Rock Crystal
Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas with an Antique Frame with Red Rubies
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique red frame and adorned with red ruby stones.
Spolvero is an artistic method of transferrin...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
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Rock Crystal
Italian Spolvero 'Cherubs' Rococo Print on Canvas with an Antique Scroll Frame
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero 'cherubs' pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique scroll frame and adorned with fossil agate coral.
Spolvero is an artistic method of tr...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
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Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas with an Antique Frame
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique wood frame.
Spolvero is an artistic method of transferring a design from a print to the p...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Ash, Canvas, Wood, Paper
Italian Spolvero Rococo Scroll Print on Canvas with an Fragment Scroll Frame
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero rococo scroll pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an fragment scroll frame and adorned with polished fossil agate coral.
Spolvero is an artist...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas with an Antique Frame & Citrine Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique molding frame and citrine crystals.
Spolvero is an artisti...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas Framed with Citrine Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with a custom frame and citrine crystals.
Spolvero is an artistic method of transferring a design from a ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Rock Crystal
Italian Spolvero Rococo "Fruit & Foliage" Print on Canvas with an Antique Frame
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero "fruit and foliage" fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique wood frame.
Spolvero is an artistic method of transferring a design f...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Ash, Paper
Italian Spolvero Rococo Print on Canvas with a Fragment Frame & Citrine Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian spolvero fresco pattern printed onto canvas and framed with an antique molding frame and citrine crystals.
Spolvero is an artisti...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Rock Crystal
18th Century Italian Hand-Carved Polychrome GIlt Holy Water Font
Located in Milan, IT
From Italy, Marche central region, a polychrome carved holy water font mid-18th century, a shaped panel with carved and gilt scrolls and acanthus leaf details. A green edge decoratio...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Poplar
"The Gallant Pastor" after François Boucher, 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
This painting is a copy of the "Gallant Shepherd" painted by François Boucher for the audience room of Prince Hercule-Mériadec, Duke of Rohan, on the first floor of the Hôtel de Soub...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Period Venetian School Ink Picture Capriccio
By Francesco Guardi
Located in Roma, IT
Important ink drawing representing animated landscape with ruins and aqueduct in the background
Venetian school
Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certific...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Peinture “Grand Nu Couché” De Paul-Elie Gernez, 1920
By Paul-Élie Gernez
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Tableau “Grand Nu couché” de Paul-Elie Gernez, illustre peintre et pastelliste français.
Signature dans le coin inférieur droit.
Dimensions : H83 x L136,5cm
Prix sur demande.
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1920s French Vintage Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Late 19th Century Engraving of Greek Graces in Gold Leaf Frame
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique frame with a print of dancing Greek graces. The frame is made of wood, with refined carving and graceful curls. The wood is decorated with stucco and gilded with gold leaf. The print is also interesting, it is an antique print with beautiful gold print, depicting the dancing graces...
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1890s French Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Limoges Enamel Portrait of Woman and Lap Dog
Located in London, GB
The beautiful enamel plaque was crafted in Limoges, a town in northern France. Limoges has long been associated with the production of high quality enamel wares. While to begin with, in the 12th Century, the town was famous for its applied enamel pieces, religious icons, for example, which were crafted in metal with champlevé enamel ornament, Limoges later, in the 15th century, began to paint onto enamel, creating plaques, plates and ewers, which were both religious and secular in character. These local techniques were revived in the mid-19th century, when items like this enamel portrait painting were produced.
This enamel portrait is a half-length depiction of a young woman. While her body is faced slightly to the side, she turns her head to look out directly at the viewer. The woman wears a fine, light pink gown...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Pair of French Wood Carving Elements of the 18th Century
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of French wood carving elements
of the 18th century
In carved, painted and gilded wood.
Minor defects and repaints.
Dimensions: 110 x 49 cm.
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
German KPM Porcelain Plaque of an Interior Bedroom Scene
Located in London, GB
German KPM porcelain plaque of an interior bedroom scene
German, late 19th century
Dimensions: Frame height 38cm, width 44cm, plaque height 26.5cm, width 31cm
This fine porcelai...
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Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood, Porcelain
Group of 18th Century Portrait Etchings
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Eight-line etching portraits by Jacobus Houbraken (Holland, 1698-1770). From Thomas Birch (1705-1766), 'The Heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain', published in 1747. Comprised of: Lieutenant General Fleetwood, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir William Morice, Henry Bennett, Earl of Arlington, Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, Samuel Clarke...
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Mid-18th Century British Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Italian Maiolica Service Pasquale Rubati Milano with Green Flowers, circa 1780
Located in Milano, IT
Assortment of 21 maiolica service elements
Pasquale Rubati Factory
Milan, 1780 circa
a. Four large oval dishes or fish dishes 10.43 in x 21.25 in (26.5 c...
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1770s Italian Antique Rococo Decorative Art
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Two Antique Kpm Painted Porcelain Plaques in Giltwood Frames
Located in London, GB
This pair of portraits are of oval form and depict the half-length figures of a young boy and girl. The boy has fair, shoulder-length hair and wears a white shirt and green-lined bro...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
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